Man dies trying to save dog at McKinley Park Lagoon

Sunday, December 16, 2018
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man who died after jumping into the McKinley Park Lagoon on Chicago's Southwest Side trying to rescue a dog has been identified.

The victim was identified as 26-year-old Tao Jiang, of Chicago, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. The cause of death was accidental drowning.

The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. Saturday. The Chicago Fire Department pulled the dog and Jiang from the water.
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CFD said that the dog went onto ice in the lagoon and fell in. Jiang went after the dog to try and save it and did not resurface.
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The dog survived, CFD said.

The lagoon is located southwest of South Damen Avenue and West 37th Street in the McKinley Park neighborhood.
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